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Ouch bud, that is a tough post. I hope you are just venting some and felt a little better after posting it.
I was one fo the goof off types my first two years in college. Then I almost failed out and came close to enlisting in the Navy. It was a definite wake up call for me. When I started my junior year I buckled down and studied and graduated in 4 years. Granted, I have a bachelor of arts degree, so nothing like engineering.
I wanted to be a cop, so I applied for some cadet programs, and conitnued working at my college job (in a bar). I realized that my cop prospects weren't looking to bright, so I took a job working as basically a grunt for a mechanical contractor. I worked with the plumbers and did the dirty work, and everything the journeymen didn't want to do. I made a whopping $7.25 per hour. My girl friend (wife now) still had 2 years of school left, so staying in the same town as her made the plumbing work bearable. After 8 months of real work, I decided to try even harder to get into Law Enforcement. I really wish I would have had the manual job for a year prior to starting college. I will say that I have used the knowledge I got from that job waay more than anything I learned in college.
I moved to a big city, interviewed with a bunch of security companies and took a job as a Security Officer. I rented an apartment with a friend, and busted my ass, that while tiresome somtimes, wasn't nearly as hard as working for the mechanical contractor. I took OT as often as I could and got used to working all 3 shifts. There were months when I didn't even have a day off. Granted, I didn't have a family at the time, so that made it easier.
Long story short, not to bore you, but I am still with the same security company. Yes, we have been bought out etc., but I have steadily moved up by working hard over the past 10 years. I finally got the LE job offers, but was really happy with what I was doing and decided to turn them down. Not saying I wouldn't be just as happy now as a police officer, but I am very happy and doing well where I am now.
I guess all I am saying, is see if you can even get a lower level job at a "real" commerical real estate company. You sound very dedicated and have a good working ethic, and are hungry to work and be appreciated. The guy you work for now sounds like a loser and only cares about himself. It will eventually end up biting him in the ass.
Keep your head up.
Bill
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